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Saratoga Springs, Utah -- A nine-year-old boy abducted by a stranger in Utah says he jumped from a moving vehicle and hid behind a dumpster in order to escape.

The boy, named Aiden, says his quick thinking and brave actions combined with a Gizmo Watch helped him survive.

He was walking through his own Saratoga Springs, Utah neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, August 9th to meet a friend at the Aldara apartments, when he says a strange man in a strange SUV pulled up beside him.

"He got out of the car, walking, and then he just charged at me," Aiden said. "I ran as fast as I could, but I tripped and I fell and he caught me."

Aiden said he was thrown in the back seat of the SUV.

"He just tried to put duct tape over my mouth, so I couldn't scream, so I just punched it away," he said.

The suspect drove a few blocks, when he turned behind a nearby grocery store.

"I said, 'let me go.' It was very scary," Aiden said.

Aiden said he jumped from the SUV, spraining his ankle.

"My family is more important than breaking a bone," he said.

The suspect stopped the SUV when he realized Aiden had escaped.

"He started following me. I hid behind a dumpster," Aiden said.

As the man searched for Aiden, the frightened child said he turned to his Gizmo and he called his mom.

"Apparently my step-dad answered it because he was holding my mom's phone, and I could hear wheels squealing from his car," Aiden said.

Within a few minutes, Aiden was back with his family. The Gizmo Watch allows kids to make calls and receive calls with up to four different people.

The watch also has a built-in GPS. Aiden said he doesn't know how long he may have been hiding behind that dumpster without it.

"If moms are watching this, get a Gizmo for (your kids)," Aiden said.

As for the suspect in this case, police are asking for the public's help finding him. He is being described as a white man with long black hair and a goatee. He was driving a tan, late '90s Chevy Tahoe.

8 comments

Michael Neils

Reasonless

If this is true; what a great story.
Unfortunately, my gut tells me that this kid made the entire thing up for attention.
Just too extreme of a story for a nine year old.
“Punched it away” and “My family is more important than breaking a bone” A bit over the top.
Lets see what happens.

Marlene Jones

Jesse

You’re an idiot. Would you like to back up your story and explain what is not truthful about this story. The story is coming from Aiden, not you. Where you there? Did you want to call the police and explain your side of the story?